Exeter, NH (Gray News) – It’s tough being a girl on a middle school football team dominated by boys. Now, try being the quarterback.

Seventh-grader Dejah Rondeau started three games for the Exeter Seahawks this past season, after the initial starting QB went down with an injury.

Her mom, Nichole Brock, said Dejah endured a lot of bullying.

“Some people don’t want to accept a female quarterback. She’ll have to put in 110 percent when others are putting in 50,” Brock told Seacoastonline. “But Dejah becoming the quarterback is the best thing that could happen to her. She’s worked really hard at it.”

The Super Bowl-bound New England Patriots found out about Dejah’s story and wanted to encourage her to continue to follow her dream.

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